Hook and eye.



No. 800,203. PATENTED SEPT. 20, 1005.

H. A. BOWMAN.

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HELEN A. BOWMAN, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

I HOOK AND EYE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Sept. 26, 1905.

Application filed March 23, 1905- Serial No. 251,673-

T0 at who/12, it may con/eerie:

Be it known that LHELEN A. BOWMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in

improvement of the construction of a'fasten-f ing device which is capable of being secured to a garment for either fastening two members of the garment together or to be employed as one of the elements of a hook-andeye device.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a hook and eye which is formed from strips of resilient material.

A still further object of the invention is the construction of a simple and eiiicient fastener which is composed of a minimum number of parts and is comparately inexpensive to construct.

' While I have mentioned some of the objects, the invention consists of certain other novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the eye member of the hook-and-eye device which is constructed in accordance with the .present invention, said member constituting a fastening device, showing the tongue in an unlocked position. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the tongue of the member in a locked position. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the hook member of the hookand-eye device, showing the tongue in an unlocked position. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 of the tongue in a locked position. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the hook-andeye device in an assembled position.

In carrying out the present invention I employ a resilient strip of metal, preferably wire, which is bent and has its ends integrally connected for forming the body of either the hook or eye member. It is to be understood that either of said members may be employed for purposes similar to a safety-pin, as will be hereinafter pointed out.

Referring to the drawings by reference-numerals, 1 designates the eye member, and 2- the hook member. The hook member is constructed similarly to the eye member, although the purpose for which the hook member is employed necessitates a slight diflerence in structure.

Referring particularly to the structure depicted in Figs. 1 and 2, the resilient body portion of the eye member comprises a substantially oval looped member, which is provided with substantially parallel sides 3 3, integrally connected atone of their ends by an angular portion 4 and at their opposite end by an eye portion 5. The sides 3 3 are provided with inwardly-bulged portions 6 6, constituting a notch or detent, which is employed for locking the link 7 in an adjusted position upon the substantially parallel sides 3 The sides 3 3 are provided with converging portions 8 8, terminating in the eye portion 5.

' Apointed member 9, constituting a pin, is provided with a loop 10, positioned around the base or angular portion 1 of the body of the member. The pin or tongue 9 is capable of lateral movement when it is desired to either remove the eye member from an article upon which it is supported or when itis desired to secure said member to an articleas, for instance, a garment. I

The structure of the looped member 7, which is preferably oval in shape, is more clearly seen in Fig; 5. In Fig. 1 it will be seen that the looped member is located within the auxiliary notches 11 11, formed upon the body of the eye member between the converging portions 8 8 of the sides 3 3 and the eye portion 5. The member 7 is positioned upon the auxiliary bent or notchedportions When the looped member 7, constituting the locking means for the tongue 9, is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2, the sides 33 are retained in parallel position; but as soon as the looped member 7 is moved longitudinally to the position shown in Fig. 1 the sides, owing to the resilient material of which they are constructed, are moved outwardly and assume the position shown in Fig. 1. Of course when the looped member 7 is moved from its position shown in Fig. 2 the sides 3 3 must be pressed closer together to permit of said member 7 to be moved out of its seated position.

The hook member 2 has bulging portions 12 12 formed in the same position upon the sides 3 3 as that of the eye portion 5 of the structure depicted in Fig. 1. Integral with the bulged portions 12 12 is a hook 13, which is formed by continuing the sides of the body portion beyond the bulged portions 12 and bending the end back to substantially parallel position with the sides of the body.

The looped member 7 of either the eye or hook member is similarly positioned for locking or unlocking the tongue, and the action of the sides 3 3 is the same in either the eye or hook member for securing the loop within the detents 6 6 for preventing the tongue from becoming unlocked. It will be obvious that the sides at all times exert an outward pull upon the opposite ends of looped member 7 for preventing of longitudinal movement of the same, whether said member is positioned within the primary or the auxiliary detents ll.

Either of the members 1 and 2 may be employed as a fastening device, for the tongue 9 may be passed through the material of two separate members and the looped member positioned longitudinally upon the sides for retaining the tongue in a locked position.

As heretofore stated, by using this device for connecting two members it performs a function similar to that of the ordinary safetypin.

It will be obvious that the pointed end of the tongue 9 is retained between the converging side portions 8 8, constituting a guard or shield for said end.

What 1 claim is- 1. A fastening member, comprisingalooped body portion formed of resilient material, said looped body portion provided with substantially parallel sides, primary and auxiliary locking-detents formed upon said sides, a laterally-movable tongue pivoted between said sides, and an adjustable locking looped membe secured within said detents.

2. A fastening device, comprising integral, resilient sides, said sides provided with locking-detents, a tongue positioned between said sides, and transverse locking means positioned upon said sides and adapted to be secured within said detents.

3. A fastening member, comprising resilient sides, a transverse locking member positioned upon and inelosing said sides, means for locking said member in different positions, and a tongue positioned between said sides.

at. A fastening member, comprising integral,expansible sides, a movable tongue secured between said sides, and transverse locking means positioned upon said sides and being capable of compressing the same and securing the tongue in a lixed position.

5. A fastening member, comprising integral, expansible sides, a transverse movable. member positioned upon said sides. means for securing said member in adjusted positions, and a laterally-movable tongue secured between said sides.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of an eye member, comprising a resilient looped member, said looped member provided with substantially parallel sides, said sides provided with primary lockingdetents, an eye portion formed upon one end of said looped member, said sides provided with converging portions between said primary detents and said eye portion, a laterally movable tongue positioned upon said looped member, a transverse locking member positioned upon said sides and adapted to 1'0 taiu said tongue in a fixed position, a hook member assembled with said eye member comprising resilient sides, a hook formed upon one end of said sides, a laterally-movable tongue carried by said sides, and transverse locking means carried by said sides and adapl ed to retain said tongue in a fixed position.

7. A fastening device, comprising expansible sides, a transverse movable member positioned upon said sides, means for securing said member in adjusted positions, and a laterally-movable tongue secured between said sides.

8. A fastening device comprising sides, a tongue carried by said sides, a. transverse movable member carried by said sides, and means for securing said movable member in adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof I. have allixed my signature in presence of two witnesses. ber positioned upon said sldes and adapted to HELENA. BOlVMAN.

Witnesses:

GARLE \Vnrrunnan, Onus'run E. S11 EDLEY. 

